Belcher v. Mayor of Ann Arbor

This is a contested election case arising out of the April 4, 1977, regular city election in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Defendant Albert H. Wheeler was issued a certificate of election to the office of Mayor of the City of Ann Arbor on the basis of official election returns showing that he had won by a single vote, having received 10,660 votes.

Thereafter, plaintiff Louis D. Belcher, who had received 10,659 votes, began this lawsuit. It is based on allegations that 23 illegal votes were cast at the election. Plaintiff asserted that 20 of the voters did not live within the city…